Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalised adults with COVID-19 in a Global Health Research Network: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine age, gender, and temporal differences in baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19.

Design

A cohort study using deidentified electronic medical records from a Global Research Network.

Setting/participants

67 456 adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19 from the USA; 7306 from Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific between February 2020 and January 2021.

Results

In the US cohort, compared with patients 18-34 years old, patients ≥65 had a greater risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission (adjusted HR (aHR) 1.73, 95% CI 1.58 to 1.90), acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS)/respiratory failure (aHR 1.86, 95% CI 1.76 to 1.96), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV, aHR 1.93, 95% CI, 1.73 to

SUBMITTER: Zhu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature